D.I.Y. Boresnake - Blue Peter Style!

[SAVAGE HMR]

I was out shooting with a mate of mine recently. After putting about 20 rounds down

I pulled out my homemade boresnake to run it through the barrel. Much to my mates amusement!

"What on earth is that supposed to be" He pipes up.

My boresnake I replied.

He eyed it up and told me it wouldnt last a day in the field.

I've had it for going on three years now.

All of a suddden he wasnt extracting the urine as much!

After a small chat about how many he'd bought over the years and a rough calculation

as to the ammount of money he'd wasted he asked me if I'd make him one.

I agreed and thought I'd do a step by step walk through of the way I make them so

anyone here who tired of being ripped off can make one too.

 

They arent pretty but I go with function over design. But like I said, my old one is

coming up for it's third Birthday so they will last.

 

Everything you need can be bought on fleabay or in your local fishing tackle shop.

 

Step 1. Everything you will need.

 

Two feet of fly line.

3mm or 4mm plastic Shrink tube.

3mm copper tubing.

Epoxy resin.

A lighter.

A hacksaw.

Wet and dry sandpaper.

 

 

Step 2.

 

Cut a length of tubing, this will act as a weight to pull the patch through

the barrel of your rifle. If you run a semi-automatic like me, be sure to

cut it small enough that you'll be able to fish it out the bottom of the barrel.

Once you've cut the tubing you intend to use, sand the ends to take off any

sharp edges.

 

 

Step 3.

 

Cut a length of fly line that is about a foot longer than the barrel of your

rifle. I use the leader of a fly line as it already has a permenant loop on

one end. This is important later. Thread the fly line on the cut end through

the tubing, then tie a knot in the end of it.

 

 

 

Step 4.

 

Cover the end of the fly line in epoxy resin, only cover the ammount of line

that the copper tubing will cover. When you have the epoxy in place, pull the

copper tube over the epoxy covered fly line till the knot beds in the end

of the copper tube. Wait for it to dry.

 

 

 

Step 5.

 

Thread a small length of the plastic shrink tube over the looped end of the

fly line and down over the top of the copper tubing. You can use a lighter

to shrink the plastic but be careful not to burn the fly line as this will

weaken it.

 

 

Step 6. Use another small length of Shrink tube to cover the other end of the

copper tubing. Shrink with a lighter then cut off any excess tubbing.

When your pushing the shrink tubing over the copper tubeing, apply a small

ammount of epoxy to the copper tube to make sure the shrink tube stays in place.

 

 

 

 

Step 7.

 

Cut yourself a patch or a pullthrough, twist and pass through the loop in the

fly line. Thats you ready to drop down the barrel of your rifle and pull through.

 

 

And there you have it, a boresnake for a few quid. You can make as many as you

like and even sell them to your mates. Have fun and be careful with those sissors.

 

Edited August 13, 2011 by SAVAGE HMR

[tycoon01]

Great write up, well done for sharing

[Beretta28g]

Do i need an adult to supervise when im using a lighter

 

 

Brilliant desin though.

Edited August 13, 2011 by Beretta28g

[EMcC]

Tie a loop in the middle of the line to put your patch through.

Then if the line breaks pulling through you still have loop sticking out of the end of the barrel to pull it back.

[SAVAGE HMR]

Tie a loop in the middle of the line to put your patch through.

Then if the line breaks pulling through you still have loop sticking out of the end of the barrel to pull it back.

 

I'd thought about making one with a loop in the middle but the patches I cut to use with the pullthrough are cut

to a specific size for .22 and .17

That way I know what kind of resistance I'll face pulling the patch through.

I've not had one break yet so with luck I wont have one in the future.

[mark@mbb]

I used to have one like that in a green tin when i was in the sea cadets for cleaning my 303 some one stole it from a clay shoot in cheshire

 

Mark

[Old Bull]

Have fun and be careful with those sissors.

 

you spelt scissors wrong just pointing it out

[fergie]

steam from a kettle will shrink the tubing

[activeviii]

steam from a kettle will shrink the tubing

 

only if its low temp heat shrink.

[Canis]

I was out shooting with a mate of mine recently. After putting about 20 rounds down

I pulled out my homemade boresnake to run it through the barrel. Much to my mates amusement!

"What on earth is that supposed to be" He pipes up.

My boresnake I replied.

He eyed it up and told me it wouldnt last a day in the field.

I've had it for going on three years now.

All of a suddden he wasnt extracting the urine as much!

After a small chat about how many he'd bought over the years and a rough calculation

as to the ammount of money he'd wasted he asked me if I'd make him one.

I agreed and thought I'd do a step by step walk through of the way I make them so

anyone here who tired of being ripped off can make one too.

 

They arent pretty but I go with function over design. But like I said, my old one is

coming up for it's third Birthday so they will last.

 

And there you have it, a boresnake for a few quid. You can make as many as you

like and even sell them to your mates. Have fun and be careful with those sissors.

 

 

 

Hi chap you have just (re)invented the pull through. I'd recommend 8 platt nylon for greater strength though.